Expression of a toll signaling regulator serpin in a mycoinsecticide for increased virulence

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4531-4539

  Yang, Linzhi ^a   Keyhani, Nemat O ^b   Tang, Guirong ^a   Tian, Chuang ^a   Lu, Ruipeng ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Pei, Yan ^a   Fan, Yanhua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FUNGI; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECT CONTROL;

CHEMICAL PESTICIDES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; NEC PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEMOLYMPH; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SERPINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84904861375     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01197-14     Document Type: Article

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